Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV

Skip to main content

University Of Washington

Featured Story Slideshow

#Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVdiscovers

Blazing a trail with wildfire research

A national increase in wildfires has sparked Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV researchers to respond in many ways — from developing safety technology to uncovering long-term hazards.

#Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVinnovates

FASTER SCIENCE

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s innovation hub, is helping accelerate bioengineering professor Valerie Daggett’s quest to detect and treat Alzheimer’s earlier.

#PopulationHealth

Water matters

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV’s Population Health Initiative, now in its eighth year, is working to address flood concerns along the Duwamish River.

#Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAVinnovates

A NEW LEVEL OF LUNG CANCER DETECTION

Assistant Professor Sajjad Moazeni and grad students in his lab are part of a team using optical fibers and hi-res 3D imaging to detect lung cancer sooner.

Be Boundless

News & Events

Collage of Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV women's basketball players. A stylized background of the Seattle skyline in purple.
Husky Basketball

Huskies earn First Four selection

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV women’s basketball team returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. They enter as a No. 11 seed in a First Four matchup against Columbia on Thursday.

A family of 3 polar bears in the dstance
Environment

Scientists pilot a new method to measure the health of wild polar bears

Climate change threatens the health of polar bears across the Arctic. A study published this month introduces a new approach to measuring the health of polar bear populations, drawing inspiration from a well-known concept in human medicine.

Cherry blossoms closeup
Cherry Blossom Watch

Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV cherry blossoms’ peak bloom expected mid-March

The iconic Quad cherry blossoms in the Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV Quad usually reach peak bloom the third week of March, and this year is on track to meet that timing.

Fast Facts

Honors & awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.

Rankings

The Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV was named the most innovative public university in the world by Reuters in 2019.